Search results for "Project"
showing 10 items of 3466 documents
Changes in dietary pattern in 15 year old adolescents following a 4 month dietary intervention with school breakfast – a pilot study
2006
Abstract Background Few studies on impact of meals served in school have been published. However, implications of school meals are an actual issue of both public and political concern in several countries. The objective of this study was to evaluate if breakfast served in a lower secondary school could improve dietary habits and school performance among the students. Methods All students in 10th grade in a lower secondary school, consisting of two school classes, were invited to participate in a controlled study. The students in one class were offered a free breakfast at the beginning of each school day for 4 months, while the students in the second class were controls. Both classes were ed…
The relationship between the level of physical activity, independence in daily activities, and life quality and satisfaction in women over 80 living …
2020
Wprowadzenie. Rosnący poziom opieki zdrowotnej stale zwiększa długość życia ludzi. Rosnąca liczba osób starszych i zaburzenie równowagi w strukturze populacji wpłynie na wiele dziedzin życia, w tym na system ubezpieczeń społecznych, orientację zawodową osób pracujących czy kulturę. Dlatego bardzo ważne jest, aby osoby starsze zachowały nie tylko dobre zdrowie fizyczne, ale także utrzymywały zdolność do samoopieki tak długo, jak to możliwe, pozostały sprawne funkcjonalnie i wyrażały zadowolenie z życia we wszystkich dziedzinach. Cel. Niniejsze badanie ma na celu analizę czynników wpływających na jakość życia w różnych dziedzinach (fizyczna, psychologiczna, społeczna i środowiskowa), takich j…
Predictive Role of Caregiver Type, Dependency Level and Time Caring on the Impact of Caring for a Dependent Relative as a Stressor
2014
This work presents the evaluation of the stress symptoms associated to the task of caring for a dependent relative at home. The role played by variables such as type of caregiver (nurse/non-nurse), the relative dependency level, the number of hours per day dedicated to caring and the years the caregiver had been caring for the relative was studied. The sample was made up of 100 caregivers, and the variables associated to stress studied in the present work were intrusion, avoidance and activation. Results showed that non-nurse caregivers caring for a low dependency relative for a period of less than two years were those suffering a higher impact, with more symptoms associated to stress. Hour…
Subjective health literacy : Development of a brief instrument for school-aged children
2016
Aims: The present paper focuses on the measurement of health literacy (HL), which is an important determinant of health and health behaviours. HL starts to develop in childhood and adolescence; hence, there is a need for instruments to monitor HL among younger age groups. These instruments are still rare. The aim of the project reported here was, therefore, to develop a brief, multidimensional, theory-based instrument to measure subjective HL among school-aged children. Methods: The development of the instrument covered four phases: item generation based on a conceptual framework; a pilot study ( n = 405); test–retest ( n = 117); and construction of the instrument ( n = 3853). All the samp…
The Urban Built Environment, Walking and Mental Health Outcomes Among Older Adults: A Pilot Study
2020
The benefits of walking in older age include improved cognitive health (e.g., mental alertness, improved memory functioning) and a reduced risk of stress, depression and dementia. However, research capturing the benefits of walking among older people in real-time as they navigate their world is currently very limited. This study explores cognitive health and well-being outcomes in older people as they walk in their local neighborhood environment. Residents from an independent living facility for older people (mean age 65, n = 11) walked from their home in two dichotomous settings, selected on the basis of significantly different infrastructure, varying levels of noise, traffic and percentag…
Employers’ perceptions of young higher education graduates’ employability in Belarus
2022
This paper explores the employability of young Higher Education (HE) graduates in Belarus, from the point of view of employers. Graduate employability can be defined by six items: starting a job; learning at work; performing work tasks; improving professional prospects; improving personal development; and developing entrepreneurial capacity. The FOSTERC database contains representative information on 261 employers in 2018 derived from an employer questionnaire. The questionnaire includes a specific section, which asked about 24 competencies associated with obtaining a job after graduation, and the competency levels required by employers. The responses to these questions allow analysis of e…
El uso de instrumentos incrementales para la mejora de los servicios públicos local: las Cartas de Servicio en los Ayuntamientos de Alicante y Valenc…
2020
El objetivo principal de este trabajo es analizar la implementación de las cartas de servicio en base a su complejidad y acomodo con otros instrumentos en los Ayuntamientos de Alicante y Valencia. Para ello, vamos a partir de un enfoque neo-institucionalista y del análisis documental para comprender los avances de ambos consistorios y compararlos entre sí. Entre los resultados obtenidos podemos destacar el intento de ambas instituciones por generar legitimidad en el entorno. También debemos de reseñar el uso de las experiencias previas focalizadas en los Servicios Sociales en el Ayuntamiento de Valencia o la experiencia en un periodo anterior en Alicante que sirvieron para relanzar las polí…
La Chiesa Madre a Gibellina. Quarant'anni dal progetto alla realizzazione
2013
I quarant’anni trascorsi tra il progetto della Chiesa Madre di Gibellina e la sua consacrazione ai Santi Diego e Scolastica hanno trasformato l’architettura di Ludovico Quaroni e Luisa Anversa in un osservatorio privilegiato per poter valutare il dibattito contemporaneo sulle città di nuova fondazione e sulle chiese. La Chiesa Madre è un’architettura dal significato urbano esemplare, che, al tempo stesso, ha generato alcune perplessità in merito ai suoi aspetti liturgici. Infatti, sembra che Ludovico Quaroni, noto architetto di chiese, abbia proposto, a Gibellina, una sintesi fra arte, architettura e urbanistica rivolgendosi più a tutti i cittadini universalmente, che non alle specificità d…
Seasonality in Tourism: Do Senior Programs Mitigate It?
2021
Seasonality is a widely recognised and accredited phenomenon known to cause an imbalance in tourism activity throughout the year, prompting tourist destinations, both public and private, to consider how best to plan the use of their resources. One way of mitigating the economic imbalances that seasonality can cause is to find strategies for seasonal adjustment, such as travel programmes aimed at the elderly. This paper analyses the seasonality of tourism activity in some EU countries, and in particular in Spain. Different indicators are used to compare the results and carry out a sensitivity analysis. The study then focuses on tourism programmes for the elderly in Spain to see whether this …
Exploring Changes in Fishery Emissions and Organic Carbon Impacts Associated With a Recovering Stock
2022
International objectives for sustainable development and biodiversity conservation require restoring fish populations to healthy levels and reducing fishing impacts on marine ecosystems. At the same time, governments, retailers, and consumers are increasingly motivated to reduce the carbon footprint of food. These concerns are reflected in measures of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the CFP Reform Regulation, which highlighted a need to move from traditional single-stock management toward an ecosystem approach to fisheries management (EAF). Using publicly available landings and effort data combined with estimates of adult population biomass, we develop methods to explore the potent…